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The NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading.

Jay Bhattacharya insists he wants to restore trust in the National Institutes of Health. Current and former agency employees say he’s doing the opposite.

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Agencies Move to Implement OMB’s Proposed Takeover of Grant Making

The Education Department and National Science Foundation have suggested regulations that would adopt core aspects of the White House Office of Management and Budget’s proposal—even though it’s not finalized.

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Opinion

The Crisis in College Composition and Communication

The dissolution of the field’s premier organization couldn’t have come at a worse time.

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AI Helped Researchers Win NIH Grants. Will Science Suffer?

A new analysis of thousands of NSF and NIH grant applications—including some confidential rejected submissions—illuminates new patterns in generative AI’s relationship with federally funded research.

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Northwestern’s African Studies Program Loses Research Status but Will Continue

Beginning in September, Northwestern University’s 78-year-old Program of African Studies will no longer be considered a research center, a university...
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NIH Proposes Removing Peer Review Scores From Grant Applications

The National Institutes of Health has proposed changing how it evaluates grant applications in a way that would make the...
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When Funding Gets Scarce, Savvy Scientists Get … OnlyFans?

As federal funding cuts threaten scientific research, a group of researchers is following in the footsteps of a fictional single mom who launched an OnlyFans page to make ends meet.

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Japan Officially Joins Europe’s Flagship Research Program

The Asian giant follows South Korea in associating with Horizon Europe, gaining access to funds for research that addresses societal challenges.